cámara
The verdict
“cámara” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #845 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #845
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
Dominant Wiktionary sense: Aparato que sirve para capturar imágenes estáticas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cámara |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkamaɾa] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #845 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cámara” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cámara is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkamaɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #845 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for cámara, with forms such as "ccámara", "cmáara", and "cáamra". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cara", "Clara", "camas", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is cámara, spelled C-Á-M-A-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1Aparato que sirve para capturar imágenes estáticas.
- 2Aparato que sirve para capturar imágenes en movimiento.
- 3Cavidad delimitada por paredes de origen natural o artificial.
- 4Habitáculo destinado a un fin concreto.
- 5Organización establecida para tratar un determinado asunto.
- 6Cada uno de los cuerpos colegisladores en los regímenes representativos.
- 7Globo de forma toroidal o esférica hecho con un material impermeable destinado para mantener en su interior aire a presión.
- 8Evacuación del vientre o excremento.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccámara,cmáara,cáamra,cámaar,cámarra,cámmara,cámraa,ácmara
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cámara — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Edit distance from "cámara"
Frequency rank: #845 in Spanish
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Using “cámara”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-Á-M-A-R-A — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkamaɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cara” — see the side-by-side comparison. cámara vs cara
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Nearby Spanish words
Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Spanish index: